National trends of surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia in Finland
CONCLUSION: The implementation of PVP did not challenge the dominating position of TURP in Finland, but it has probably influenced the overall use of other surgical therapies, excluding transurethral incision of the prostate. The results might suggest that the conservative treatment is accentuated, patient selection is more thorough, and surgical intervention might be placed at a later stage of BPO.PMID:38647246 | DOI:10.2340/sju.v59.32425 (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Urology)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Urology - April 22, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Alisa Salmivalli Peter Bostr öm Pertti Nurminen Pekka Kinnala Ville Kyt ö Otto Ettala Source Type: research
Triggers for transition from active surveillance to radical treatment of prostate cancer 2008-2020 - a case-control study
CONCLUSION: The increase in association between histopathological trigger and transition to treatment indicates increased quality of AS. Still, amongst men treated from 2015 to 2020, 27% transitioned without any trigger.PMID:38482602 | DOI:10.2340/sju.v59.34803 (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Urology)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Urology - March 14, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Mats Ahlberg Hans Garmo P är Stattin Rolf Gedeborg Christer Edlund Lars Holmberg Anna Bill-Axelson Source Type: research
